Acura3.0CL

Hey Everyone, Im new to this whole page and when talking to my friend w/ a 2.2 he told me to view this site and get involved. I've got a 97' 3.0 with one slow ass start time, cold air intake and a whole exhaust system.
Heres what im hoping you all can help me on. When i race, i put it in third (being an automatic and all) and powerbreak it. I can only get my RPMS to 2.5 when i powerbreak it and then when i take off, its slow as hell until my VTEC kicks in. What am i doing wrong? Is there any way i can improve my takeoff time and not get left in the dust anymore?
What the best way to start out in a automatic? Put it in third or go from 1st to 3rd?
Hope You All Can Help!
Thanks! ~CJ~

dustbuster4

Welcome to the site!

I launch just as you've mentioned above, but the only thing I do differently, is flick the nitrous switch after stomping on it!


Seriously, I keep it in D3 for the whole run. I power brake as you've mentioned. I dont have any other suggestions for the lauch!

jttoombs

My first car was a $200 82 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra (this was in 96) that was seven diferen shades of gray. Well take my advice and dont ever rev it up in neutral and then drop itno gear.

Atl-CL

How about drop it to one. Power brake to 2.5 to3 rpm and go. Works good dont forget to shift up though.

Acura3.0CL

I tired starting in first and shifting. When in first, it seems like my RPMS take longer to rise and is slower. When in 3rd, my RPMS shoot up after a few sec of delay. I donno which is better, starting in 1st and shifting up to 2nd and 3rd or just staying in third. If i shift up, will that hurt my tranny???

dajuice27

Leave it in D3 and run it like hell. Eventually it'll get better and your times will improve.

Acura3.0CL

My firends got a 95 Maxima GXE and hes kickin my ass all over the board!! I dont unerstand?!? He says the come with 300ZX engines....whats the deal?!
(Im goin to the track with him fri. I've got coldair now so hopfully i will show him whats up)

Acura3.0CL

Who would win? A 97 2.2 CL (manual) with short intake or a 97 3.0 CL (auto) with Coldair and exhaust system. I'm racin him at the track and friends say we will kill me off the line but i should gain and win in the 1/4 mile

dustbuster4

The 3.0 should win.

KC CL 1785

Hey!!!!! You thought I wouldn't see this post?!! LOL. He is talking about me guys. I was the 2.2 that dusted him off the line but he pulled so hard after 2nd gear. He ran a 16.5 at the track as his best run. I ran a 16.452 as my BEST run. Personally I ahve beat a few STOCK 3.0's. I think that it is going to come down to how well I drive on Friday.

-Bilal

P.S. The powere of a 5sp!!!

ilike2cheez

iTrader: (2)

i heard the older ones do. My friend has a 91-92 maxima and he beats me after 2nd gear. But he also has no cat, intake, exhaust , and modified chip with no speed gov or fuel cut off.

moforose3.0

I dont think it matters if you put it in first or whatever. When you take off your auto tranny is always going to be in first. If you keep it in third it just wont shift into fourth. Pretty easy to comprehend

KC CL 1785

LOL I think that he is calling you stupid. Just kidding

Acura3.0CL

NO he just dosnt realise that in first my car wont shift and i can get the RPMS up higher to redline before i shift it....

KC CL 1785

no no, I am pretty aure that he is calling you a stupid jackass newbie. LOL,like I said, just kidding.

jasmthsn

i think you should start in first. i have a 99 3.0CL and have spent many, many nights losing and figuring out the right way to shift for acceleration. i don't know how good it is for your tranny but i start in 1st hold down the brake(the foot one) and rev to 3000. then i always beat everyone off the line. the tricky part is getting to third. you either work it to pull in 2nd gear from 5500 to 6250 and then go to D3 or just go straight from 1st to D3. either way my fastest 0-60 is 7.1. i am stock except for a drop-in K&N(no big gain there). if you can't beat the 2.3 you should tuck your d*** between your legs and go home...or get NOS like dustbuster did

dustbuster4

All of my best ETs at the track have come from starting in D3, powerbraking, then mashing the accellerator. You don't need to worry about shifting into D4 unless you're going well over 100mph.

Every run that I've done when shifting from 1-2-D3, have yielded SLOWER ETs.

jasmthsn

no offense to dustbuster...btw i love that teflon coating...BEAUTIFUL

dustbuster4

None taken!

Thanks for the compliment!

Acura3.0CL

Im goin with KC CL 1785 to the track Fri for 4 hrs so i should get a good 15+ runs in...i guess i will try both and see what happens. Hey Dustbuster, how bad it is for your tranny to start in 1st...redline...then 2nd...redline...then D3???? (dont forget i have a 3.0 auto..)

dustbuster4

Since I'm only doing it approx once a month at the track, I don't think it's too bad on the tranny. I'm also allowing the tranny to shift on it's own, so that I don't detonate any cylinders with the nitrous. All it take's it to go beyond redline, to the point when the fuel pump shuts down, to detonate a cylinder.

OUCH! :'(

fastvtecCL

yes sure thats how you do it dust is right...

i get a 2.0 60"ft on street tires !!!

Acura3.0CL

OK im pissed! Last time i went to the track i just had exhaust and i was running anywhere from 16.4 - 16.8 .....So last night i went with KC CL 1785 and a week ago i got a CAI put in to help me out....My best time lastnight was a 16.6!! What the hell is going on with my car!?! Did i get the slowest 3.0 that rolled out of the factory or somethin?? I thought i was suppost to do 16.0 easy if not 15.9's....whats going on!?! I kept it in thrid and powerbreaked it and i still got bad times...my friends stock 95 maxima beat me...this is shit! he got a 16.2.....heres my slip from last night.

Car # ...113
Ov/Un ...16.666
R/T ... .617
60' ... 2.541
300 .... 7.104
1/8 ... 10.770
Mph ... 67.51
1000 ... 13.760
1/4 ... 16.666
Mph .... 84.70

97CL2.2

Seems slow to me... but i'd be more concerned w/ all those 6's

moforose3.0

haha, no comment